EDIT: Bought a mint condition '96 GS500E :D

[veeeffarr]

Well i've just bought a 23,000 mile '96 GS500E, and I'm fucking chuffed!

[Whosthedaddy]

Nice one fella
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[numark1]

I had my dads old one 1999 until i blew the engine.

Went pretty well, downgeared it -2 front. Was pretty bullet proof although my dad had it from new so was always serviced never thrashed etc.

Seem to depreciate loads though, can get them for next to nothing. Pretty comfy but the handling/suspension is very soft/saggy.

[Johnny GSX-R]

Brakes can be shit if not kept in good clean order.
Suspension goes a tad soft after only a few 1000 miles.
Fasteners / nuts / bolts rust like hell (easy remedy)
Carb icing if the little filters aren't kept clear.

A rapid bike for an old 600, very comfy, big bike for little money.... I'd consider it without doubt.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Gearbox problems mainly. And general tattyness.

All the best

Keith
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[mr.z]

Yep gear box

Between 2nd and 3rd, its almost a give that it WILL go wrong and near abouts 40,000 miles

Exhaust suffers too (same as many others but still needs to be looked at)

Fantastic bike, very nearly had one myself.. fast enough, comfy, slightly squidgey suspension (its not a sports bike, somewhere between touring and sports) excelent distance bike and good for luggage (once you get a givi set or somehting)
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[veeeffarr]

Thanks.

Sell assures me it pulls clean through the gears (No second gear popping)

And there's a minor ding on the tank which he's getting photos of.

It's the blue version (I don't have a picture of it, and can't find one on the net) and he's just had the seat reupholstered.

[tatters]

Beening a 1991 bikes its a D model as the E1,s came out in 1993, you can pick a desent E1 up for that sort of money and there a much better bike, l would,nt touch a D model with a barge pole.
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[stinkwheel]

[veeeffarr]

[kevuk]

just to say mate...if you are going for the zzr i would deffo look out for a E model....zzr's seem to go fairly cheap...im sure you can get a later model for the same type of money
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[veeeffarr]

Fuck fuck, he hasn't signed the V5C.

[stinkwheel]

[Mark_petty]

[ZZR Girl]

I love my ZZR 600. It's got comfort and power - what more do you need? They've been making them for years now (with virtually no modifications to the spec) so they must be alright otherwise they wouldn't still be in production.
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[veeeffarr]

Looking at a 1996 GPZ500S for £750 that is SORN without MOT or a ZZR600 with T&T 1991 model for £750 also.

[numark1]

They look better than a GPZ. They are not pretty but i quite liked mine from this angle.

https://www.mark-tate.co.uk/Bikes/slides/IMG_0068.JPG

[mchaggis]

[veeeffarr]

[phk6]

who cares what a bike looks like you cant admire its looks when your ragging them hero blobs off now can you!
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[krebsy]

My E10 (2002) revision is a sweet and powerful upgrade from the Divvy. It's hugely nippy (they love lots of revs so don't be afraid to whelly it) and it sticks like glue on the bends with the BT20's on it. Done 500 miles two-up with no problems bar really strong crosswinds (the bike is 195kg so does get buffeted a bit). Just waiting for the rest of my rack to turn up to mount the luggage. Take the screen off and fit an extended one. I don't get buffeted by wind resistance at 100 and don't need to duck behind the fairing either.

Watch the centre stand when you are carrying a passenger. Too far over and you'll catch it (done this twice now on roundabouts) so adjust the preload and possably shorten the spring.

It's a sportsbike with a tourer style front fairing and the Haynes describes it as a 600 that pretends it's a thou'.

They are fun to ride .

K.
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[mattish]

I was looking at ZZR's before I got my FZR, nice bikes from what I saw

[Cannon]

I have a 1990 ZZR600 D1. It does everything I need it to do and more besides. Common failings are the exhaust rots nicely, the front caliper pistons can seize and the rear shock is shite. Other than that is a cracking bike. You can tour all day on it, go nuts chasing sports bikes on it and still get off it and walk normally. It's amazing how people underestimate them as well. I have a mate with a 2002 model ZX6R 636 and he tried to drag race me on it once and found he couldn't beat me much to his dismay. Yes round a track sports 600 will take you apart, but in the real world its a cracking all rounder.
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[KevlarPants]

Another +1 for the zzr 600.
I've got a 1994 model.

Its done about 35k and its a bit tired, but the engine is perfect.

This is my first 'big bike' and I am still loving it. Only yesterday I accidentally discovered the joys of the top half of the rev range. Goes like stink.

So yeah, its fast and comfy, and shouldn't be too pricey to insure.

[krebsy]

3rd gear can take you most of the way up to 80 and then bounce it up to number 6. My brother in law did 120 on the back wheel when he had a go. .

K.
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